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Ireland

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
1335
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
4.937.796
Area
70.273 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 28
Near Threatened 52
Least Concern 369
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 786
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 842
Animalia 464
Fungi 14
Chromista 14
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ireland

fir seed chalcid

Megastigmus suspectus

Not Evaluated

Ectopsocid

Ectopsocus briggsi

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

Caspian mud shrimp

Chelicorophium curvispinum

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips fuscipennis

Not Evaluated

Frisch's carpet beetle

Dermestes frischi

Least Concern

Lash-faced psocid

Trichopsocus clarus

Not Evaluated

Minute pirate bug

Lyctocoris campestris

Least Concern

Mango seed weevil

Sternochetus mangiferae

Not Evaluated

Golden buprestid

Buprestis aurulenta

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

featherwing beetle

Acrotrichis cognata

Least Concern

Tubificid worm

Potamothrix moldaviensis

Not Evaluated

Tubificid worm

Potamothrix vejdovskyi

Not Evaluated

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

Warehouse spider beetle

Ptinus latro

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Graveyard beetle

Rhizophagus parallelocollis

Least Concern

Weevil

Pentarthrum huttoni

Not Evaluated

Small Green Nettle Weevil

Phyllobius roboretanus

Not Evaluated

Pea aphid

Acyrthosiphon primulae

Not Evaluated

northern river crangonyctid

Crangonyx pseudogracilis

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Ageniaspis fuscicollis

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphidius colemani

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Ergasilus gibbus

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Phacophallus parumpunctatus

Least Concern

Herbarium Beetle

Dienerella filum

Least Concern

Common thrip

Echinothrips americanus

Not Evaluated

Plain Clothes

Tinea flavescentella

Not Evaluated

bermuda cedar scale

Carulaspis minima

Not Evaluated

Polychaete

Pileolaria militaris

Not Evaluated

a mammal flea

Rhadinopsylla pentacantha

Not Evaluated

Paper wasp

Polistes gallicus

Not Evaluated

Banana Stowaway

Antichloris eriphia

Not Evaluated

Disappearing Soil Slug

Arion occultus

Data Deficient

Cypress pug

Eupithecia phoeniceata

Not Evaluated

Dingy Dowd

Blastobasis adustella

Not Evaluated

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Agrius cingulata

Not Evaluated

Lightly calcified branching bryozoan

Bugulina simplex

Not Evaluated

Small Pine Shoot

Clavigesta sylvestrana

Not Evaluated

Bird Nest Moth

Monopis crocicapitella

Not Evaluated

Italian alder

Alnus cordata

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Western Hemlock-spruce

Tsuga heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Hybrid Larch

Larix marschlinsii

Not Evaluated

Nootka Lupine

Lupinus nootkatensis

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Holly oak

Quercus ilex

Not Evaluated

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus

Least Concern

Cappadocian Maple

Acer cappadocicum

Not Evaluated

Krauss' spikemoss

Selaginella kraussiana

Not Evaluated

Darwin's berberis

Berberis darwinii

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

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